From Blood and Ash (Blood & Ash Book 1)

Our readers rate this: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (4 Peppers)

Here’s why:
This romantasy features multiple on-page intimate scenes with clear, descriptive language. The physical relationship between the main characters is developed throughout the story and includes explicit detail rather than suggestive fade-to-black moments. The spice is intentional, recurring, and woven directly into the emotional arc.

Under our updated scale, this firmly sits in Explicit Open Door territory.

Team Nox says:
This is tension-forward romantasy with a slow simmer that turns into a full blaze. The banter is sharp, the chemistry builds beautifully, and when the heat arrives, it does not whisper. The romance is central, the stakes are high, and the spice is undeniably present without overwhelming the plot.

Goodreads readers rate this: ⭐ 4.2 / 5

Description: Blood and Ash Series Book 1

“I hope you guys love this book as much as I do!! (Let me just say...Hawk *swoon*!!)” ~ NYT bestseller Sarah J. Maas

A Maiden… Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy’s life has never been her own. The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched. Never to be looked upon. Never to be spoken to. Never to experience pleasure. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting back the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by the gods. But the choice has never been hers. A Duty… The entire kingdom’s future rests on Poppy’s shoulders, something she’s not even quite sure she wants for herself. Because a Maiden has a heart. And a soul. And longing.